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Campus & Community

Update on Ernie Davis Hall COVID-19 Testing

Friday, September 4, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty, Staff and Families: A short time ago, we received the results from the testing of residents of Ernie Davis Hall and the associated staff who work in that building—conducted in response to detection of SARS-CoV-2 virus in…

Health & Society

Fellowship to Carry On Vision of Advancing Food Justice in Syracuse

Friday, September 4, 2020, By Matt Michael

Jonnell Robinson never had to go very far to find Evan Weissman. They were colleagues, confidants and next-door neighbors, and all Robinson had to do was call for Weissman over her backyard fence. When it came time for the heart-wrenching…

Arts & Culture

18th Annual Syracuse University Human Rights Film Festival Is Online for 2020

Friday, September 4, 2020, By News Staff

The 18th annual Syracuse University Human Rights Film Festival (SUHRFF) is online from Sept. 24-26 due to COVID-19 restrictions. The film festival is part of Syracuse Symposium 2020-21: FUTURES and is presented by the Syracuse University Humanities Center in the…

Campus & Community

Public Health Alert: Important Information for Ernie Davis Hall Residents

Thursday, September 3, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Residents of Ernie Davis Hall: As you are aware, in response to the COVID-19 health emergency, Syracuse University has implemented a robust program of virus surveillance protocols on campus. One of those protocols is routine testing of the wastewater…

Campus & Community

COVID-19 Detected in Wastewater of Ernie Davis Hall

Thursday, September 3, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Students, Faculty, Staff and Families: A short time ago, epidemiologists leading our wastewater surveillance program detected the presence of COVID-19 in the Ernie Davis Hall sewer. This is not a surprising development as epidemiologists fully expected to detect the…

Campus & Community

Caregiving Resources for Faculty and Staff

Thursday, September 3, 2020, By News Staff

Dear Faculty and Staff, We are writing today to reflect on what we have heard from you regarding the challenges for faculty and staff caregivers. Particularly, we heard about challenges presented by the decreased availability of childcare due to social…

Campus & Community

Syracuse Abroad Week Is Sept. 14-18

Thursday, September 3, 2020, By Ashley Barletta

For the first time, Syracuse Abroad will host a weeklong virtual event for students interested in studying abroad. Syracuse Abroad Week will take place Sept. 14-18 in a completely online setting to ensure all events are accessible to students. Through…

Campus & Community

New SU I.D. Cards Allow Students, Faculty and Staff to Use Their Preferred Name

Thursday, September 3, 2020, By Jennifer DeMarchi

This fall, the Housing, Meal Plan, and I.D. Card Services Office is debuting a new SU I.D. card design. Behind the new design is a new system—one that allows University community members to choose to use their preferred name on…

Campus & Community

National Science Foundation Awards $390,000 to Syracuse University Computing Initiative

Thursday, September 3, 2020, By Eric Ferguson

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a grant of $390,000 for a new research computing cluster at Syracuse University. The cluster will be built using graphical processing units (GPUs), which offer significant processing and memory advantages over traditional hardware….

STEM

A Gift Grounded in Love and Advocacy

Wednesday, September 2, 2020, By Eileen Korey

Their marriage certificate is framed and hangs on the wall in their home, a forever tribute to the love between Janet G. Jones and Syracuse University alumnus Dr. Faith (“Chris”) Maltby Cobb ’51, G’66, Ph.D. ’74. Though Dr. Cobb passed…